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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-01-20
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Foreign Budget.

Lord Iddlsleigh, a late foreign minister in
the British Cabinet, visited the foreign
Office on the 18th, and entering the ante
room, sank upon chair and in twenty
minutes was dead Of heart failure. The re-
mains were placed in Lord Salisbury 8
room, and Hon. Stafford Northcote, son of
the deceased, left at once for Exeter, to in
form his mother Of the calamity.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-01-20

THE Great Eastern steamship is
finally to be put up and sold at auc-
sion. She now lies in Kingstown Har-
Dor, Dublin, where she went last fall.
II is supposed that she will be con-
verted into storeship or floating
hospital. In these days of huge ships it
may be interesting to know that none
of them approach in size the Great
Eastern. whose gross tonnage amounts
to 18, ,915 tons.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-01-20

clerk OF the court refused to issue q mar
riage license, on the ground that the con
vicfion OF murder was a ground for
divorce, and bar to marriage. The young
lady il well connected apd was born at
Chicago In 1857, and belongs to the same
church as Judge Gary who sentenced
Spies to be hung.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-01-20

Political and Personal.
The late Washington lobbyist, Charles 81
sheriff. had an income Of from $4,000 tc
$4,000 year.
January IL, the Legislature Of Nevada
elected Vim. n. Stewart, United States
Senator, by the vote Of 46 to Is.
The Democratic legislative caucus at In
dianapolis selected Judge David Turpie a.
its candidate for U. s. senator.
The Democratic caucus of the California
Legislature has endorsed ex-senator Geo.
Hearst for the United States Senate.
r. Henry Dugro the grand sachem Of
Tammany hall, has resigned. County Clerk
James A. Flack has been elected to succeed
him.
The Connecticut legislature chooses Gen.
J.R.Hawley to g. cceed himselfi in theUnited
States Senate. He had no Republican OPP
position.
The craftsmanship Of the Senate Com
mittee ON Military affairs, which Gen, Lo-
gan has held for years viii probably 60 to
Senator 6ewell Of New Jersey.
Eleven thousand dollars was subscribed
Ou W O0u0D00y w ku0 AuAa0 AVA AAAos A|O&0As
making total of Ga, 600, 1T the close of the
second day after starting the fund.
U. p. Snider, deputy controller Of tho cur
rency, has been appointed examiner Of the
national banks at the cities of New York,
Brooklyn and Jersey City, In place Of A. n.
Serbia.
Secretary Of the Interior Lamar and Mrs.
Holt, were married 1T Macon, Ga, Jan. s.
They were lovers as youth and maiden, and
now when both are grandparents the romance
Of their young days has its elimination.
Col. w. 8. King, Of Ninneapols, who 70
covered q, ,000, 600 In his Remington suit has
paid Hon. John Van voorhees,, Of Rochester,
his principal counsel, fec Of $4,000. The
Tees Of the remaining counsel are In proper
tiOn.
The legislature Of Pennsylvania has elected
Hon. n. g. Quay United States Senator, In
place of John I. Mitchell. The Maine legis-
lature elects Eugene Hale to succeed him
self In the u. 8. 6enate. The Missouri leRis-
lature re- elects senator Cockeril.
August Spies, the condemned Chicago
anarchist and Aiss Nina Clark Van Zandt,
an heipess OF 100 were to have been
married In tho osI Of the prison but the
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-01-20

FIFTY lodges Of Grow Indians, in a
condition next to starvation, are camp
ed at Clark's fork of the Yellowstone.
They are eating cattle perishing in
the snow-drifts.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-01-20

Mrs. GLADSTONE seventy-fifth an
niversary was celebrated in genuine
primitive style, with a servants ball at
the castle. Mrs. Gladstone danced the
opening dance very gayly with Mr..
Smith, the house steward, while her son
William revolved gracefully with Mrs.
jolly, the housekeeper, and her daugh-
ter, Helen Gladstone, danced with
Edwards, the coachman.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-01-20
Must Make Something.

"How much for two grains of sui
phate of zinc?" queried the boy Of
the druggist.
twenty-five cents"
''Bqt my father is a doctor"
30! Well, must make hundred
per cent profit on such things, any
way. Give me two cents. Detroit
Free Press.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-01-20

THE governor general of Canada is
said 10 be searching in Montreal for a
suitable building to remodel into vice.
regal court, to be occupied whenever
parliament is not in session at Ottawa.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-01-20
A c. lnfOrt to Fathers.

'Reginald; dearest, father has at last
told me that we may be married early
in January
What has changed his mind?''
..Some benevolent friend sent him
a fashion paper which says that it is
no longer in good form for the father
to give a check to the bride ut the
wedding. Boston Record.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-01-20

H. T. Blackstone, who embeExled $4,000
from bank in Portland, Maine was cap
tured in Winnipeg by sheriff, who follow
ea his wife from home.
Jan. 4, in court at st. Louis, Witrock and
Haight, two Of the Adams Express robbers
plead guilty and were sentenced to seven
years in the penitentiary, Weaver also plead
guilt and was sentenced tor five years.
T. J. Culverius was executed in jail at
Richmond, Va, on the l4tn, for the murder
Of his cousin Lillian Madison. He pro-
claimed his innoc nee to the last, though
him. The crime was committed twenty
two months ago.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-01-20

F1res and Casualties.
Near Charleston, w. Va, on the 18th, two
men in q sleigh were struck by . railroad
train and instantly killed.
Tho Detroit Alaska Sock factory burned
and number Of girls in tho third story
barely escaped with their lives. Loss $751;
600.
At Portsmouth, Ohio, during fire, an
aged man rooming in the second story of
the building appeared at the window and
was urged TO jump, but he was too much
bewildered to do %. and was burned to
death.
BY fire ON tho 18th, the electric light
works at Providence, r. l., were destroyed
by frs and the engineer killed; the Ken
lucky pententiary at Frankfort burned,
loss $4,000; . dfsttllery at regre Haute,
Ind, loss el00, 600; business block and con-
tents at Denver, Col, loss el26, 900; ct Bur-
hngton, VT, business block, loss 1000;
by gasoline explosion the Fulton foundry
at Pittsburg, Pa, burned. The aggregate
losses reach $4,000 and the insurance Is
very small.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-01-20
CREsCo, IOWA. THURSDAY, JANUARY 20 1887.

became stalled three miles below Ashby,
Mimi, Monday night. Before q signal
could be sent back, q following train
plunged intoit, wrecking and burning three
cars.
Geo. Mccall, aged sixteen, received fatal
injuries on the Faribault toboggan slide on
the 18th, being struck on the head by .
heavily loaded toboggan, he having fallen
in the chute while wrestling with another
youth.
The Minnesota Fire association, at it's
meeting at Fergus Falls, which was largely
attended, elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: President, w. C.. Nit
chell, Albert Lea; first vice-president, N. j.
Trentham, Alexandria: second vice-presi-
dent, A. F. Leopold, Brainerd; secretary,
r. O. Strong, st. Paul; treasurer, w. M.
Bracket, Minneapolis: statistican, O. L.
Cutter, AnOka. The next annual meeting
will be held at Albert Lea.
The commission to locateT the second
Minnesota state prison after thorough in
spection OF the different sites proposed and
repeated hearings in st. Paul, at which del
egatiOns had an opportunity to present
their respective claims, have decided upon
East st. Cloud, and will SO report to the
Governor. Col. Crooks, q member of the
board, il quoted as saying that after an ex-
tensive consideration, the judgment Of the
board favored the above location. The
site selected Ii on Q granite quarry and
comprises 24O acres.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-01-20

ANDREW CARNEGIE is building on the
Summit ofthe Alleghenies, near Cresson
Springs, Pa, house or castle which
will cost $2.OOO,OOO. The entire walls
will be built up together of the un-
dressed surface stone which is to be
found on the place, and they are not to
show in any place single mark Of the
Chisa,l Or ha...,nar
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-01-20

BEN AHMAR, was recently rewarded
with the cross Of the Legion Of Honor
for bravery as lion-killer. In Algeria
in twenty-six years, he killed over 200
lions. One lion is estimated to destroy
10000 francs worth of capital annually
and to keep it up for ten years at least,
SO the lion-killer saved Algeria about
10000, 900 francs.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-01-20

1t is said that baker has invented a
new kind of yeast. which makes bread
50 light that pound of it weighs only
eight ounces.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-01-20

Respecting the Campbell case and
the criticisms of Gen. Buffers refusal
to appear rs correspondent, it is now
said that Butler offered an explanation
which though not made public, has
proved satisfactory to the Prince Wales
and saved Butler from the danger Of
social ostracism.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-01-20

BEING afflicted with a bowel COM
plaint, Mrs. Henry Winn, Of Oak Grove,
Illinois. went forty-seven days without
food or drink, dying last week. From
WEIGHT Of three hundred pounds she
declined to mere skeleton.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-01-20
w. r. & F. ]. MEAD,
NOTES OF THE TIMES.

ENGLAND seems to believe that some
country may need bombarding before
long. and she is getting ready for any
thing that may happen.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-01-20

TRAVELLERS from Hawarden declare
that Gladstone's contenance has grown
more smiling than ever Of late, and
that he evidently believes that his
period of seclusion is drawing to close.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-01-20
Friday Jan. II.

SENArE-The interstate Commerce bill
was brought to a vote after . number Of
short speeches by Senators upon both sides
of the subject. The general fee ing Of those
opposed to the bill was to recommit, and
upon a motion to that end 36 voted against
to 25 for that action, half Of those voting TO
recOmmit voting for the bill upon the Rnal
question. The vote taken upon the passage
Of the bill was 4S yeas to 10 nays. % Dem
ocrats voted for the bill and against it;
twenty Republicans voted for the bill and
twelve against it. AL the negative votes
came from the east and south. Ohio divided,
Mr.. Sherman voting for the bill and Mr.,
Payne against it. There were five pairs and
one Senator absent owing to the illness in
his family. The two Minnesota Senators
voted in tho Affirmative.
HoUsE-Private bills from the Senate cal
endar were considered and number passed.
The conference report upon the electoral
court bill was agreed to. An evening SEES
sion was held and "a pension bills passed.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-01-20

ALFRED DE ROrHsCHILD has shown
his generosity and his appreciation of
the value Of protection to capital by
giving each member OF the London
police one brierwood pipe and package
of tobacco. and presents Of toys to all
their children.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-01-20

EVIDENCE taken by the grand jury
at OGDEN, Utah, showed that in three
room house in that city live Willard
Bingham, two wives, twenty unmar-
ried csildren, FIVE married sons, with
their wives aud fifteen children, and
two hired men in the attic.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-01-20
40TH CONGRESS-.


MOm00ys 00ms w.
SExATE.-A remonstrance Of the Mime
apolis board Of trade against the pooling
and short and long haul sections of the
interstate commerce bill was presented.
On motion of Mr.. Dawes the house amend
ments to the senate bill to provide lands for
Indians in severalty were nOnconcurred in,
and conference asked. Senators Beck,
Collom and Harris, Tenn, y spoke in favor
of the interstate commerce bill. An ex-
ecutive session was held.
HousE.-Among the bills Introduced was
one to FIX the salary of the Commissioner
Of labor at 5000; making ten years res
idence . prerequisite to naturalization;
requesting the Secretary Of the Treasury to
institute an enquiry relative to the proper
heating of passenger cars and the con-
structiOn Of steamboats, % ~ to lessen the
danger Of loss Of property and life by fire;
also, to regulate speculative transactions In
farm products; also to prevent the destruc-
tion OF life by fre In railroad accidents.
It was agreed to devote Wednesday and
Thursday next week to the Edmunds-
Tucker anti-polygamy bill.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-01-20
Thursday Jan. IS.

ThurSdoy JAM 1Ss
SENATE The theme Of the day was the
interstate Commerce bill, Senator Evarts
making . long speech In opposition. Sena-
tor Frye gave notice OF q motion to recon-
NIT, which it was thought would fail by
about eight votes. An informal call is as
sumed to show that the Republicans are
about evenly divided upon the bill and
eleven democrats will vote against it, and
that the motion to concur in the conference
report will carry By about Is votes.
HoUsE-Mr. Tucker, Va, from the judic-
iary committee had charge Of the business
Of the session, and several bills matured by
that committee were passed, chiefly Of in
terest to lawyers and jurists. The mini
mum jurisdiction Of the circuit .urts was
increased from $500 to $1,000. The Ways
and Means committee have agreed to ab0l-
ish sixty customs districts throughout the
country, dispensing with 100 employees and
reducing the cost Of the service $4,000
In the Northwest the districts abolished are,
La Crosse, Wis, Dubuque and Burlington,
Ia, Galena, H., Michigan City, Michigan.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-01-20

AT Concord, N. H., q remarkable
meteorological phenomenon took place
shortly after sunrise Friday morning.
1t lasted for nearly an hour. On either
side of the sun resting upon the hori-
zon, and extending upward to the
heavens at an angle of 45 degrees, was
q bank of light or rainbow. Each of
the segments exhibited al the colors Of
the spectrum with peculiar intensity.
At one time = broad band of white
light stretched away from the sun to
ward the zenith.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-01-20
Saturday, Jan. 10.

HoUsE-The session was devoted to mis-
cellaneous business, quite an amount being
disposed OF, including matters pertaining to
the Pacific railroads and the river and har-
Dor bill. Mr.. Crisp reported the interstate
commerce conference bill passed by the
Senate
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-01-20

PETER DOM died few days ago
near Johnstown, Pa, of consumption.
He was 6S years and q bachelor. and
for the past twenty years lived as a her
NIT. He left a win bequeathing sever
al legacies, but the bulk of his fortune
was given to his sister, who resides in
Hammonton, N. J. Strange to say.
he did not know her married name.
He requested that his body be incinera-
ted at the creamatory in Washington.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-01-20

SENATE-Mr. Sherman introduced bill
to pay the depositors in the Freedman's
Bank sf Washington in full. The bill passed
to reimburse, at the rate Of $50 an acre,
purchasers, - homesteaders and pre-emp-
tors, Of the Northern Kansas railroad lands,
and . conference was asked. Mr.. Dawes
from the committee ON Indian affairs, re-
ported back with m amendment to the
Honse bill granting the Ut. Paul, Minneapo-
Lis Il Manitoba railroad company the right
of way through Indian reservations in
Northern Montana and Northwestern DakO-
t.. The amendment was the addition Of
the word operation" to the bill, 10 as to
make It read: 1.-The rights Of the Indians
shall be preserved in the construction and
operation OF the road" Calendar.
HoUsE-The bill passed making an
appropriation for the Charleston, 3. c.,
custom house, the amount being reduced
from $780, 900, to 100000 It was agreed to
consider tho resolutions ON the death Of
Representative Price Of the Sth, Wisconsin
district on the 9Th Of February. The bill
passed creating an executive department OF
Agriculture and Labor, with . Secretary
and assistant secretary. The rest Of the
day was consumed in discussing the bill
amendatory OF the act creating bureau Of
animal industry, but did not progress TO
vote.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-01-20
Wednesday, Jan. n.

wednesday, dan. II.
SExArE-Anotherd day was consumed on
tho interstate commerce bin, and seemingly
but little progress was made, and no move.
ment made toward taking Q vote. In the
executive session the British extradition
treaty was considered and laid over for final
action.
HoUsE-By . practically unanimous vote
the Edmunds- Tucker anti-Mormon bill
was passed. It IL sweeping it's provisions,
an suffrage, the church corporation and
the Nauvoo legion, disfranchises the poly
gamists and prescribes test oath. Mr..
Tucker, Virginia, who had charge Of the
bill, in his remarks he said that he wanted
18th Of January 1887, would be memorable
in the history Of the Country" (applause,)
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-10-30
Locating the Camp.

A special TO the Independent from
Fort Custer, dated the nth says that
the weather is quite warm and the
snow Is of the pleateaus and bottoms,
but there is still large quantity in
the mountains. No movement will
be made against the outlaws for two
or three days. A white scout named
Campbell, accompanied by an inter.
prefer named Tobacco Jake and the
Crow Scouts Kelly and Bush, were
sent yesterday to locate Sword Bear
er's camp OF insubordinates, 1t was
found twelve miles up the Big Horn.
Thirty or forty lodges were with him.
representing following Of two hun
dred or more. It IL now the opinion
OF the officers at the post that when
the forces take the field Sword Bearer
and his people will go to the noun
tsins. In the Black Canyon Of the
Big Horn they can defy pursuit.
Sword Bearer says that when Sitting
Bull fought there were many buffalo.
Now there are as many cattle and /
shall not want for meat, He Is defiant
but nm open demonstration OF military
strength may lead to his capitalization
without battle.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-10-30

Junction City had lively time last
night. About dark several COW boys
who We're feeling too good to be quiet,
gave the timid people OF that place q
scare by riding into town and firing
about fifty shots into the air. Many
thought the Ipdians were com
ing to take the town and were prepar-
ing to say good bye to the things oi
this earth, when they found out who
was making the noise. One OF the
boys felt so good he deiied the deputy
sheriff to arrest him. During the
night he rode back and forth, hiring A.
he went. He shot into several build
ings aud also shot between Deputy
Sheriff Lyons feet ss he came up TO
him. He will without doubt be Ar
rested and brought to the county jail,
where he may reflect over the pleasure
OF last night.-Billings Gazette.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-10-30
THE NATIONAL PARK.
Military superintendent. Report,

Military superintendent report
Cantain Harris report to the sec.
retary of the Interior cover the period
from October lSS6 to August 20, 1851.
Appended are meteorological records
kept at Mammoth Hot Springs, show
ing the state Of the weather AT that
point. The highest temperature re-
corded was In July, when the mer'
curry reached 93 degrees, and the
lowest in February 80 degrees below
zero; mean temperature for seven
months Ss.S degrees.
The events Of the season are sketch
ed in briei, aud among the past win
ter's occurrences IL noted the failure OF
Lieutenant SchwatkA's expedition In
December and the success OF Prof ssor
HAYNES in accomplishing the feat.
The report shows that during the
winter months life IN the park il mere
Information. The roads are blockaded
by snow and communication between
different places is almost impossible
Trains stopped running the lattei
part Of January aud did not resum,
until March. In the interim. howev
er, the stage carried the mail from
Livingston 10 the Mammoth Ho
Springs daily except Sunday. Durins
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-10-30
A Drink from Fathers Well.

The diving man. who was go poor at
this moment that he could not purchase
one hour Of time. was rich in the worldly
possessions he was about 10 leave forever.
He had houses and lands and hank
stock. lie had rich viands 10 tempt his
failing appetite. Ii was his pleasure to
drink Of many different wines at his grand
dinners. Yet his restless spirit craved one
luxury-a simple, homely thing-that all
his wealth could not buy.
Listen!
He is speaking and they bend eagerly
to hear. lie is asking for drink.
His wife presses goblet 10 his lips
filed with sweet and cooling draught
He refuses il.
Then his loving child pours out glass
of his favorite wine and tenderly begs
him 10 take it.
"No! no. not that"
He speaks wildly. and they bend low
and try to distinguish his broken and
falteriDg words.
"Bring-me-the-eourd"'
What does he mean asks his wife in
despair.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the
curb."
Papa. dear, what is il: asks his sweet
faced child.
"I-want a drink - Of - fresh -
er-frum-fathers well!'
That was all. He closed his weary eyes
toopen them in his heavenly home, where,
when lCes little dream is over, we shall
all one day slakc our thirst from oul
Fathers wcll.-Mrs. NJ. L. Rayne in De
I troit Free Press.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-10-30

the winter the troops were withdrawn
from outside stations and qusrtered at
the Springs, being sent out again at
the opening Of the tourist season in the
spring.
The stage robbery that occurred the
night Of July 4'h Is mentioned briefly.
The coach wa- held up about two
miles from Gradiuer and just within
the Park limits. The robbers got
away with SIG, but took no jewelry or
vslusbles.
In regard to tourist travel, Capt Har-
ris ssys:
"The volume of travel 10 the Park
the present season has TO the present
date fallen somewhat short OF that of
last year for the same period. This
may probably be attributed in great
measure 10 the effect OF recent leEisla-
tion with reference 10 railroad trans
portation, rather than to any loss of
interest in tie wonderland OF the
world by the people"
Ii would seem. that passes figured
principally as the basis o: trans oorts-
ton for Park visitors before tn, inter-
state bill became law.
No forest free of any magnitui" are
reported this year, though several
were discovered and extinguished by
the vigilance Of the soldiers.
Trespsssers, hotel accommoda tions,
wagon roads, game and sentiment are
freely discussed.
The report closes with the follow
ing recommendations for sppropris
tions for the fiscal year ending June
80 1857:
For construction Of roads and bridges .... $780,
For care and preservation Of the Park...-.. 300
For ettlement Of barrOnette bridge
claim or part thereof...... ................ 300
For boundary lO,OO
To,.l s,as no,